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    Limescale inhibitors - test reports?

    Well thanks guys. I actually found this http://clearwatergmx.com/gmxspecs.html which has some technical info about the magnetic ones. Personally some years ago I bought a Scalewatcher electronic one for a house in Surrey. When I moved in, the bath took 20 minutes to run and all the pipes...
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    Limescale inhibitors - test reports?

    Hi. Does anyone know of a source of independent test reports for any of the limescale inhibitors on the market? Yes, they do work to varying degrees, (I'll vouch for that having used them in the past), but we have no way of knowing whether (or why) a £30 electronic one may be any different...
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    boxing in twin wall flue

    Hi. Having just installed my woodburner, and used factory twin wall flue (Poujoulat T1), I'm a little unsure about one final detail. Is there a view on the following? Stockists of metal chimneys parts say the twin wall flue MUST be boxed in (at recommended clearance) where it goes through...
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    Aluminium versus stainless steel heat exchangers

    Boilers: So the manufacturers using stainless steel say their heat exchangers are the greatest. Likewise those using aluminium. What are the pros and cons?
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    stopped gas pipe behind woodburner

    Hi. I'm planning to install a woodburner stove very close (about 500mm offset) to the site of an old gas fire. (I'll be putting in a complete new twin wall internal flue according to building regulations) My issue is that there is a gas pipe (unused but live) exiting the wall behind the...
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    Boiler servicing question

    Hi, Can I come in here? Thanks to Chris R for the info, none of it in the least bit surprising I have to say. Unlike ban-all sheds I AM intending to do this stuff myself. I have installed a couple of boilers in the past (conventional iron ones), so you aren't replying to a bonehead. My...
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